Why should you buy a Custom Functional Orthotic?Whether you have back pain, neck pain, body pain or lingering pain from a sports injury, an orthotic made specifically for you and your unique feet can help alleviate your pain. Read on below for more specific information about the custom orthotic that we carry here at MoveWell.

Foot Levelers Custom Orthotics:Only Foot Levelers functional orthotics support all 3 arches of the foot, which make up the plantar vault. They’re custom-made by hand based on your unique feet, body and health profile. Just as no two bodies are alike, no two pairs of Foot Levelers custom orthotics are alike.

Over-the-counter orthotics may initially cost less, but they only support one arch in your foot. When only one arch is being supported, it may not maintain the structure of your plantar vault, and problems can start in other parts of your body. In fact, “over-supporting” just one arch of the foot may actually cause pain and symptoms, not relieve them.

Do you experience pain daily? Over-the-counter inserts may not provide the relief you need. Individually designed, Foot Levelers custom orthotics with 3-arch support, however, can.​

​ Understanding Your Feet and Your Body:The red areas on the V7+ scan show where your feet are applying pressure. Loss of arch height – which shows more red in the middle of the foot, such as the image shown – can cause flattening and rolling of the feet.

The scan also shows the percentage of imbalance for each foot. The higher number indicates greater instability on that side of the body. The body assessment image shows how imbalances in the feet can lead to knee rotation, pelvic tilt and shoulder drop. These imbalances in the body can be caused by pronation and supination of the foot.

These instabilities can lead to conditions such as plantar fasciitis, knee pain, hip pain, back pain, and neck pain. A properly aligned body will have symmetrical feet, level knees, pelvis and shoulders. Wearing Functional Orthotics may help alleviate pain caused by those imbalances.

Example Foot Scan #1: As you can see below, the foot has good medial arches on both feet but a collapsed lateral arch on the right as compared to the left. Another glaring asymmetry is that he/she bears almost 58% of their body weight on their right foot compared to 42% on the left. A custom orthotic insert is not critical for this person, but recommended considering the right/left asymmetry. ​

Example Foot Scan #2: This is an example of a "flat footed" or pronated foot. All three of the arches have collapsed, but this person bears their weight on the right and left foot relatively equally. It would be considered vital for this person to use custom orthoic inserts to help decrease the likelihood of many overuse injuries/conditions as noted above.

​Your Cost: $230

​For more information about the Foot Levelers products that you can purchase here at MoveWell, click here: Foot Levelers Website​